--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Every time our cat tries to hiss she has…" description: "\"Every time our cat tries to hiss she has all choked up. That's what she gets for being mean!\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/anonymous-1_being-mean_every-time-our-cat-tries-to-hiss-she-has_187652.jpg" --- # Every time our cat tries to hiss she has all choked up… ![“Every time our cat tries to hiss she has all choked up. That's what she gets for being mean!” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/anonymous-1_being-mean_every-time-our-cat-tries-to-hiss-she-has_187652.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/anonymous-1_being-mean_every-time-our-cat-tries-to-hiss-she-has_187652.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/anonymous-1_being-mean_every-time-our-cat-tries-to-hiss-she-has_187652.jpg) > “Every time our cat tries to hiss she has all choked up. That's what she gets for being mean!” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The cat’s hiss is blocked by emotion, implying that being mean leads to being unable to express anger. **In simple terms:** Being mean can mute your own voice. Key Takeaway Treat others kindly to keep your voice clear. Themes empathy communication consequence Mood reflective calm Type observational humorous When to use this quote - pet interactions - family dynamics - conflict resolution Key Concepts emotional blockage behavioral feedback Questions to Reflect On - How does kindness affect your ability to speak? - What happens when anger is suppressed? A Different Perspective If the cat were calm, she could hiss freely. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“His mind is trying to catch the thought as a cat tries to catch a shadow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-spinelli/his-mind-is-trying-to-catch-the-thought-as-a-cat-tries-to-catch-a/) [Jerry Spinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-spinelli/) > [“Everybody gets mean stuff on the Internet, Mom. You shouldn’t take it so seriously. Just ignore them. They’ll go away.” That, I think, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-caine/everybody-gets-mean-stuff-on-the-internet-mom-you-shouldn-t-take-it/) [Rachel Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-caine/) > [If you talk you always end up with politics, it gets nowhere. 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I watch those roasts on Comedy Central and they make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-hate-being-mean-i-watch-those-roasts-on-comedy-central-and-they/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People always Confuse between being mean and just being honest and straight forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-always-confuse-between-being-mean-and-just-being-honest-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [So don't be getting sensitive when you think I'm being mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/so-don-t-be-getting-sensitive-when-you-think-i-m-being-mean/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but eventually it gets replaced. 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Its just that I am a straight forward person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-apologize-if-you-felt-that-i-was-being-mean-with-my-answer-i-wasnt/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm not being mean or anything fuck it.. It is what it is I'm not dealing with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-not-being-mean-or-anything-fuck-it-it-is-what-it-is-i-m-not/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Being mean quotes > [Well-being is possible to the degree to which one has overcome one's narcissism; to the degree to which one is open, responsive, sensitive, awake,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/well-being-is-possible-to-the-degree-to-which-one-has-overcome-one-s/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) > [You're already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/you-re-already-naked-there-is-no-reason-not-to-follow-your-heart/) [Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/) > [I'm trying to be entertaining without being mean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-brown/i-m-trying-to-be-entertaining-without-being-mean/) [Tina Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-brown/) > [When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-armisen/when-you-re-being-mean-to-someone-you-can-feel-the-audience-just-get/) [Fred Armisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-armisen/) > [The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-genn/the-thing-about-art-is-that-life-is-in-no-danger-of-being-meaningless/) [Robert Genn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-genn/) > [Once you say something, it stays said. 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Being able to laugh at yourself: plus one. Being able to laugh at other people without being mean:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-aselton/okay-sense-of-humor-plus-one-being-able-to-laugh-at-yourself-plus-one/) [Katie Aselton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-aselton/) > [I'm not being mean or anything fuck it.. It is what it is I'm not dealing with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-not-being-mean-or-anything-fuck-it-it-is-what-it-is-i-m-not/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I apologize if you felt that I was being mean with my answer. I wasnt. Its just that I am a straight forward person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-apologize-if-you-felt-that-i-was-being-mean-with-my-answer-i-wasnt/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I don't mind what they say as long as they're not being mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-don-t-mind-what-they-say-as-long-as-they-re-not-being-mean/) [George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/) > [You're just being mean cause you know I'm taller than you!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/known/you-re-just-being-mean-cause-you-know-i-m-taller-than-you/) [Known](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/known/) > [There's always someone out there being mean, but what upsets me is the spite. Why are you like that? Why are you so horrible?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-taylor/there-s-always-someone-out-there-being-mean-but-what-upsets-me-is-the/) [Ellie Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-taylor/) Browse all 86 Being mean quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every time our cat tries to hiss she has all choked up. 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